Parisian Floral Ruffle Dress – Open Back

The dress with a secret in the back.

From the front it's a watercolor garden — coral, magenta, teal and gold blooms painted loose across silky fabric, with a ruffle sweeping down one side of the skirt. Then you turn around, and there's an open back with ties.

It zips up the back, and then the ties are yours to play with. Cinch them and it reads like a bustier — structured, deliberate, a little bit of an occasion. Leave them looser and the back opens up. Either way, the ribbed panel through the bust holds its shape, so the top stays exactly where you put it. No tugging, no adjusting, no keeping one hand on your neckline all night.

The hem sits high in front and falls long behind, with the ruffle following the whole diagonal. It moves when you move, and it does something lovely on a staircase.

Wear it to a wedding, a rehearsal dinner, a garden party, or a patio dinner where you'd like to be the best-dressed person there without appearing to have tried. Flat sandals in the afternoon, a heel when the sun goes down.

The details

• Watercolor floral print in coral, magenta, teal and gold
• Ribbed panel through the bust for structure and hold
• Back zipper with cinch ties
• Open back — wear the ties loose, or cinch them like a bustier
• Ruffled high-low hem
• Spaghetti straps with a straight neckline
• Lightweight, silky fabric
• By Dress Forum

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Body measurements, in inches. Falling between two sizes, or in both? Size up for a relaxed fit, or down for a closer one.

XS: Bust 32-33" | Waist 25-26" | Hip 35-36"
S: Bust 34-35" | Waist 26-27" | Hip 36-38"
M: Bust 35-36" | Waist 28-30" | Hip 39-40"
L: Bust 37-38" | Waist 30-32" | Hip 40-42"
XL: Bust 39-41" | Waist 32-35" | Hip 42-44"

A note on Dress Forum sizing: this brand runs slightly smaller than some of our others. Check your measurements against the chart rather than going by your usual size.

How it's meant to fit: The ribbed panel through the bust gives the top structure and hold. It zips up the back, and the ties above let you set how open you want it — cinched close for a bustier look, or left loose.

Because the fit is set by the zipper, go by your measurements rather than your usual size. The ties adjust the back opening, not the fit through the body.

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